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How to execute screen command in python?

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I have to do the following operation in python script

  1. Open a port using screen command, (USB COMPORT)
  2. execute a command
  3. wait for the result (next line of command)
  4. Compare the result
  5. Close the port
posted Mar 25, 2015 by Chirag Gangdev

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In general, in python, you can run system commands by running

   from os import system

and then

system('whatever_shell_command')

So in your case you would type:

from os import system
system('screen')
answer Mar 25, 2015 by Amit Kumar Pandey
Ok Fine..
Then how will i execute command on this screen?
how will i check the o/p of that command on that screen?
commented Mar 25, 2015 by Chirag Gangdev
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